All Europe
- 'Mein Kampf' back in print. Informative or inflammatory?An annotated version of the book in which Hitler laid out his Nazi ideology has been republished for the first time in 70 years in Germany.聽
- First LookHow apprehended refugees could reshape Germany's asylyum debateTwo asylum seekers have been arrested and several others are suspected in connection with the recent attack on women in Cologne, further intensifying an already-heated debate over Germany鈥檚 welcoming of refugees into its borders.
- In wake of Cologne attacks, Germans ask: Are we handling immigration honestly?At least some of those suspected of a rash of sexual assaults and robberies in Cologne on New Year's Eve are asylum seekers 鈥 leading some Germans to wonder whether their country has ignored uncomfortable aspects of immigration.
- Paris suspect hid in Brussels bomb-making apartment, officials sayBelgian prosecutors said聽the third-floor apartment was likely used as a hideout after Salah聽Abdeslam fled the Nov. 13 attacks.
- Poland's president signs controversial media law. Are press freedoms at risk?The new law, which is widely viewed as the first step toward sweeping reforms intended to overhaul state-run news outlets, has聽provoked concerns in Brussels.
- Knife-wielding man fatally shot outside Paris police station, officials sayAuthorities said police were investigating the incident at the Paris police station Thursday as 'more likely terrorism' than a standard criminal act.
- Overshadowed by Bataclan attacks, a muted Hebdo anniversary in ParisA year ago, the deadly attacks on the offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and a Jewish grocery were met with defiance from the French. But now, after the far worse attacks in November, the public is quieter.
- Sweden, Denmark impose border controls. New stress on EU openness?Both governments say the move is necessary to manage the flow of refugees. But it threatens the EU's open-border policy.
- FocusCzarist echo? Russian Orthodox Church drives to restore its political cloutThe Russian Orthodox Church sees itself as the spiritual generator of public policy and the ideological bulwark of the state. Under Putin, priests have become fixtures in the military, schools, and other public institutions.
- Sweden, Denmark tighten borders: EU free movement in trouble?Denmark聽and Sweden tightened their borders on Monday to stem the flow of migrants entering from Germany.
- For Merkel, 2015 was a year of pushing Germans out of their comfort zoneThe chancellor has faced intense pressure amid accepting more than 1 million migrants into the country. But her approach is reshaping Germans' sense of themselves.
- How one Russian became an object lesson for all would-be protestersDenis Lutskevich was not an activist, he just wanted to see the 2012 protests against Putin's re-election. But he, along with two dozen others, served three and a half years in prison for doing so.
- Green power or green countryside? Iceland's energetic debatePlans to expand Iceland's energy production are running into opposition from those who say the new power sources, though renewable, would mar the country's beauty.
- Belgium arrests pair involved with alleged Brussels holiday terror plotAuthorities said聽the case was unrelated to the brazen and bloody extremist actions in Paris a month and a half ago.
- Poland's new nationalist leaders leave some Poles regretting their votesIn just two months, the right-wing Law and Justice party has revamped the mechanics of government, particularly by defanging Poland's Constitutional Tribunal. That has already cut the party's domestic support by 25 percent.
- Why Norway now pushes for stricter asylum rulesUp to 100,000 people are expected to apply for asylum in Norway in 2016. Many of them are Syrian war refugees.
- UK military helps combat flooding as it spreads to citiesWeeks of persistent rainfall has left entire swathes of northern England, and parts of Wales and Scotland, vulnerable. Several hundred flood warnings remain in effect.
- Paris attacks: Ninth terror suspect arrested in BelgiumBelgium has emerged as a nexus in the investigation into the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris. Its peculiar governance structure has been cited as a reason why some Islamist militants gravitate there.聽
- Sweden tries something new for annual Christmas TV special: a Muslim hostThe seven-hour TV show has been a staple of Swedish Christmas festivities for decades. But more than a few eyebrows were raised when Gina Dirawi, a young Muslim woman, was chosen to host it.
- Spanish voters join Europe's flight from the mainstreamNo clear winner emerged from Spain's general election on Sunday, as new upstart parties claimed a third of the country's parliamentary seats.